A decade ago there were over 3,000 Sears and Kmart stores. Today, there are fewer than 900 and more stores are closing.

Sears in Bradenton is one of 142 that will close its doors by the end of the year.

"It makes me sad. There's a lot of people who used to come here. It's close by it's easy to come to," said Terry LeFrancios.

As their doors close it also leaves an uncertain future for malls that they anchored. The Desoto Mall has struggled for years and once Sears closes it's doors J.C Penny's will be the last big name retailer left.

"I'm gonna miss Sears because they had a variety, whatever you wanted you could usually find," said LeFrancios.